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ANNE JOSEPHSON:

… Here’s the thing: Marriages break up. Siblings stop speaking. Life long friendships end. So we should hardly be surprised that family-gym relationships go south.

And while I do think that chronic gym hopping is a bad thing for an athlete’s development (and probably indicates something going on within the family), there are times when a family needs to think seriously about moving to a new club. …

So, how do you know if it’s time to move on? Here are eight things to consider:

1. Logistical Reasons
2. Financial Reasons
3. Safety Reasons
4. Inappropriate Behavior of Coaches
5. Major Disagreement with a Core Philosophy of Program
6. Need for a Different Type of Gym Program
7. Loss of Faith in Club or Coaches
8. Need for a Fresh Start

SHOULD WE SWITCH GYMS? 8 WAYS OF KNOWING WHEN IT IS TIME TO MOVE ON

I most often advise parents and gymnasts against switching clubs. It doesn’t work, more often than not. Kids most often club hop right out of the sport.

There are a few exceptions including:

• If a child’s coach moves, the gymnast should consider moving with them.

• On graduating High School, consider moving to a College coach.

• If attempting to make National Team, consider moving to a program with other National Team members.

Gaby Douglas was a success story. She left her gym of 6 1/2 years for not all the right reasons. But Chow’s progress with her was extraordinary.

Let’s wait and see if her most recent club hop works.

Gymnastics is, in reality, an individual sport. You stand alone under the scrutiny of judges.

Yet the team aspect is clearly highest priority in American University gymnastics. Team provides a great deal more motivation.

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Michigan State Gymnastics has got the team thing working this season.

Looks like they are having fun, as well. 🙂

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Here’s a behind the scenes edit on MSU’s away meet to Iowa.

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(via bigtenfan)

Cookies won the 2015 VIBE Dance Competition in California with this original and very cook performance.

Cookies blew the entire audience away …

Rather than deliver a traditional dance piece, the dance group decided to spread awareness of an important issue, then construct a routine surrounding that theme. The striking performance begins with the words “Every day 5,760 more children become orphans” superimposed on a screen …

SF Globe

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. (8min)

Cookies on Facebook.

Donate on their behalf to World Vision.

(via Cirque’s Stacy Clark)

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(via Rewriting Russian Gymnastics)

On February 4th, Vancouver Circus School will be featured on CBC’s Dragon’s Den.

Click PLAY or watch a preview on YouTube.

That’s Aaron Johnson’s son. Good luck.

Dragons’ Den is a series of reality television programmes featuring entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas in order to secure investment finance from a panel of venture capitalists. The show originated in Japan … The format is owned by Sony Pictures Television. …

Thanks Brett.

I’ve been videotaping at CGC. Here’s a nice TV news feature on some of the top girls in advance of Elite Canada. They competed well.

http://globalnews.ca/video/embed/1809741/

Thanks Brett.

Motivation.

Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.